At 6 a.m. on November 10, the Expeditionary Force Command issued an order to launch a general assault on Salt Lake City on all fronts. At that time, nearly 350 fighters of the air force will all participate in the battle, and the 4th and 5th Corps in the southwest and south of Salt Lake City, the 1st Corps and the 1st Corps of the 1st Corps, a total of nine corps, and four artillery divisions will be concentrated to launch an attack. The 1st and 20th armies of the Eastern Corps, most of the armored brigades, and concentrated two artillery divisions to attack. The 6th corps of the 4th Corps in the north concentrated two artillery divisions to attack. The overwhelming attack of the expeditionary force was like a thunderbolt.

At the front-line airfield on the west side of the Great Salt Lake, Gao Xiang and Zhan Fei boarded the fighters respectively. They flew 150 new fighters, which not only had a long range but also a large bomb load, and could cover the entire Salt Lake City theater. Due to the lack of range, the original fighters mainly supported the southwestern attack operations. Gao Xiang and Zhanfei led the first group of aircraft to attack. The warplanes formed over the airfield and then roared towards Salt Lake City. The beautiful city of Salt Lake is spectacular from the air, and now it's worth introducing Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City was settled more than 50 years ago by a white Christian named Boham Young, who led a group of believers. They mainly established settlements here to escape oppression and persecution in the east. With the massacre and expulsion of the indigenous Indians, the population gradually became a market town. In the last decade of the 19th century, with the large-scale development of the western part of the United States, the population of Salt Lake City swelled dramatically, and it became the second largest city in the west, with a population of 600,000 at present, and at the same time became an important industrial city in the west. It has injected strong development momentum.

The Great Salt Lake, which is located on the west side of Salt Lake City, is a saltwater lake on a plateau due to its geographical location. The area of the Great Salt Lake is equivalent to that of Qinghai Lake. The waters are vast and vast. The composition of Salt Lake City residents is complex, roughly white and half colored. Because Salt Lake City is known as the crossroads of the west, the railroad connection makes it an important transportation hub, so the strategic position is very important, otherwise the US military would not be able to deploy heavy troops here.

Gao Xiang led the team to support the eastern offensive operation, and Zhanfei was responsible for supporting the northern offensive operation. The rest of the older fighters were deployed to support the Southwestern Assault Operations. Salt Lake City seemed to be trembling. Salt Lake City seemed to be sobbing. The air brigades bombed fiercely, creating conditions for the attacking troops to attack. The powerful offensive of the expeditionary force constantly tore through the outer positions of Salt Lake City. Inside the headquarters of the Carson City Expeditionary Force. The continuous ticking of the telegraph, like a signal to charge, rendered exciting news.

At this moment, He Meng and Nie Fengwu looked at the red arrows on the military map. He looked very happy. There is no problem taking Salt Lake City. The key is how long to take Salt Lake City. The marches were moving very fast, and it seemed that they were bent on their shoulders to see who would attack the city first. Seeing the red arrows constantly moving towards the city, He Meng said majestically: "Order all corps, don't just care about the speed of the attack, but also reduce the battle damage." We must not only wipe out the US military cleanly and completely, but also achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost. ”

To the southeast of Salt Lake City, Hu Biao led three divisions of the 1st Army to attack 5 kilometers from the front. At this moment, the sound of artillery was deafening, and the fighters in the sky continued to roar. Hu Biao held the phone in his hand and shouted: "Area 155 is the weak point of the US military. I asked your division to advance to the edge of the city before dark, are you sure? "On the phone came the assurances of the commander of the 2nd Division. Hu Biao shook the phone of the 3rd Division again: "You listen to me." The 2nd Army has played the prestige of our corps in the blocking operation, you also have to give me a long face, our army will be the first to break into the city, understand? ”

Hu Biao connected to the 4th Division again, which was naturally a lecture. The 1st Army was in front of the 65th Army Corps of the U.S. Army. After the 65th Army withdrew to Salt Lake City, it was arranged by Commander Wilson to defend southeast of Salt Lake City. Wilson considered the southeast to be the weakest point of the attack and intended to take care of the 65 Corps. After all, the 65th Army suffered heavy losses in the battle of the Rock Springs attack, and the loss of its troops amounted to a third. Where could Wilson have imagined that the 65th Army encountered the 1st Army.

After the commander of the US 65th Army withdrew to Salt Lake City, he lost confidence in the future. The US military's heavy three-dimensional attack and east-west attack did not break through the interception of one army. Now surrounded on all sides, the enemy's strength is three times his own. The commander of the 65th Army believed that Salt Lake City could not be held at all, and that the focus of the defense of the American army at that time was the southwest, which was fortified and conducive to defensive operations. Now that they are embattled, the enemy can attack from all sides, and it is only a matter of time before Salt Lake City is lost and the entire army is destroyed.

During the attack on Rocksprologs, the US 65th Regiment was frightened by the fearless sacrifice and super combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force, so its will to resist was very depressed. The commander of the 65th Army was very clear about the mentality of his subordinates, and large-scale cowardice spread among the troops. In less than two hours after the start of the Linchen attack, the 65 Corps abandoned its surface positions, and the defensive forces all retreated to the core positions. In the army headquarters, the commander of the 65th Army was a little helpless, his face was pale and silent.

"Commander, General Wilson has called, let's retake the surface position!" "Do you think it's possible?" "If you refuse to carry out the order, I'm afraid you will ??????。" The chief of staff said apprehensively. "The officers and men of the unit have lost their will to fight, and now they are ordered to retake the surface positions, they will not go. Even if you go, you will immediately choose to surrender? The chief of staff was shocked and said tentatively: "Commander, could it be you??????。 "I can stain the battlefield with blood, but I don't want soldiers to be sacrificed." "Order the troops, surrender to the other side."

As soon as the chief of staff walked out of the door, he heard a pop shot, and the chief of staff hurriedly returned in a panic, only to see the commander of the 65th Army shooting at his head. Seeing that the commander of the 65th Army was about to fall to the ground, the chief of staff hurriedly rushed over to support him. The commander of the 65th Army is dead, but his eyes are wide open, which means that the troops are handed over to you, don't let me down. The chief of staff put down the body of the army commander with a heavy heart, and ordered to surrender to the other side to end this tragic battle.

In the military headquarters of the 1st Army, an operational staff officer put down the phone and made an urgent report: "Report to the army commander, the other side suddenly stopped shooting and raised a white flag." "Surrender won't be a deception!" Army Commander Hu Biao didn't believe it. The chief of staff said: "The US troops are surrounded by regiments, and it is impossible to escape, so it is not surprising that they have lost the will to resist." It is better to believe what it has than not to believe it, and at this time, there is no point in the US military to deceive. Whether it is a real surrender or a false surrender, we will wait patiently and try it. Hu Biao nodded and ordered the front to stop the attack.

The headquarters of the 1st Eastern Corps, the operational staff reported: "Report, the 1st Army is attacking the city from the southeast before dark!" "It's so fast, immediately connect me to the 1st Army headquarters." Zhuang Lei looked confused on his face, picked up the phone and listened for a while, and said with a cheerful face: "I thought that this kid was eager to make meritorious contributions and launched a fierce attack regardless of casualties, but it turned out that this was the case, and the US 65th Army Corps, which was defending frontally, announced its surrender, allowing this kid to take advantage of it." This kid violated the discipline of the anti-Japanese war field and did not report it in time, and his merits and demerits were compensated. ”

"Commander, isn't the U.S. 65th Army serving as the unit that broke through the Rock Springs?" "Exactly, it seems that the US military units have lost the will to resist, Hu Biao, this kid is too lucky." "Report, 19th Army report, the right flank of the US army began to shrink." This was a chain reaction caused by the surrender of the US 65th Army Corps, which ordered the 19th Army to intensify its attack and quickly connect with the 1st Army attack force. In addition, a report was sent to the headquarters of the expeditionary force that our 1st Army broke through the outlying positions of the American army in the southeast and entered Salt Lake City. ”

The headquarters of the Carson City Expeditionary Force was overjoyed to hear that the 1st Army had taken the lead in attacking Salt Lake City in the southeast. He Meng said: "Order the 4th Corps to dispatch part of its troops to bypass the frontal defense of the US army and assist the 1st Army in the operation." Nie Fengwu said: "The U.S. 65th Army chooses to surrender, which will produce a multi-bone rice card effect, and it seems that the time for the total annihilation of the U.S. troops in Salt Lake City will be greatly advanced." "Report, the tank brigade tore open the middle position of the American Eastern Front, and the 20th Corps attacked the city." He Meng glanced at his watch and said, "It's 20 o'clock, and I order the 6th Corps to be sure to storm into the city from the right flank at 21 o'clock." ”

At the U.S. Army Command in Salt Lake City, Commander Wilson was furious when he heard that the 65th Army had surrendered. While ordering the forces on both flanks to the southeast to shrink towards the city, he ordered the news of the surrender of the 65th Army Corps not to spread. At this time, a subordinate came in and whispered: "The chief of staff of the 65th Army Corps has a letter for you!" Wilson took the letter and sat down in his chair. The commander of the 65th Army chose to commit suicide, clearly telling him that there was no point in resisting any longer. Bad news continued to come, and enemy forces in the southeast, east, and north broke through the city, and only the southwest was firmly defended.

The southwest, where the American fortifications were most fortified, has lost its significance. Wilson's face was pale, and he knew in his heart that the strength of the forward troops was shrinking, and the order to hold the position would not work. At midnight, the battle began in full swing in the city, and the American troops abandoned the last bastion in the southwest. The U.S. 71st Army, which was defending the north before dawn, chose to surrender. By noon, expeditionary force soldiers were pouring into the city from all directions, and the 200,000 American troops were surrounded in an area of about 10 square kilometers.

U.S. command, Wilson has become numb. All the generals looked at the commander in horror. The gunfire on the battlefield suddenly stopped, and soon the ultimatum of the expeditionary force was delivered to Wilson. With no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, Wilson reluctantly ordered to lay down his arms and surrender. At 1 p.m., the expeditionary force lasted 31 hours, annihilating 350,000 American troops in Salt Lake City, and then the conquest of the United States took a heavy turn, and the strategic offensive of the expeditionary force began to accelerate.

The headquarters of the Carson City Expeditionary Force immediately cheered when they heard that the American troops had laid down their arms and surrendered. He Meng's expression was very calm and said: "All the divisions of the headquarters will act immediately, and the headquarters will move to Salt Lake City!" After He Meng finished speaking, he strode out of the meteor. Soon the train whistle sounded and ran towards the east. The whistle echoed for a long time, like a triumphant movement...... (To be continued......)

PS: A turning point in the conquest.